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Joule hypothesised, based on his tests, that the water in a pool at the base of a waterfall should be warmer than the water there. Why could this be? Explain.

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When water falls, the kinetic energy of the water takes away the thermal energy of the pool below due to the law of conservation of energy. Part of the energy of the water is converted into heat with the water at the bottom of the waterfall.

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